[[Image:Fitz01.jpg|frame|Sketch for the cover of [[Fool's Errand]] by John Howe]]
John Howe is a Canadian born illustrator living in Switzerland. He is best known for his work with J.R.R. Tolkien's worlds - both the original books and the movie adaptations by Peter Jackson.
John Howe has illustrated the covers for the following UK versions of books by Robin Hobb:
* [[Assassin's Apprentice]]
* [[Royal Assassin]]
* [[Assassin's Quest]]
* [[Ship of Magic]]
* [[the Mad Ship]]
* [[Ship of Destiny]]
* [[Fool's Errand]]
* [[the Golden Fool]]
* [[Fool's Fate]]
* [[Shaman's Crossing]]
* [[Forest Mage]]
* [[Renegade's Magic]]
And John Howe has illustrated the covers for the UK hardcover and paperback editions of the [[Farseer trilogy|Farseer]], [[Liveship Traders trilogy|Liveship Traders]], [[Tawny Man trilogy|Tawny Man]] and [[Soldier Son trilogy|Soldier Son]] trilogies. However, his art for [[Renegade's Magic]] was only used for the hardcover and large format ("trade") paperback, the normal-sized paperback was published with cover art by [[Jackie Morris]]. HarperCollins rereleased all the trilogies with new covers around the same time the RM paperback was published and chose to switch cover artist for the last book. John Howe has also illustrated the following Megan Lindholm book covers(all paperback):
* [[Harpy's Flight]]
* [[the Reindeer People]]
* [[Wolf's Brother]]
John Howe has graciously allowed fans to use his paintings on websites according to [http://www.john-howe.com/forum/smf/index.php?topic=1910.0 these terms]. Please note that the copyright of his art remains intact despite the fact that we are using it here.
Official site:==Links== * [http://www.john-howe.com/ Official site JohnHowe.com]
* [http://www.johnhowe2007.com/ 2007 Exhibition]
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